Legal Intern, Airbnb
Privacy, Summer
Pay rate: $48 USD per hour
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Pay rate: $48 USD per hour
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate must have a solid understanding of privacy law terminology and principles and function independently in a demanding fast-paced environment
- We’re looking for a highly adaptable and collaborative person who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and poise
- This opportunity is for second-year (2L) students enrolled full-time at a nationally-accredited law school pursuing a Juris Doctorate with the following background:
- At least one of the following: completed privacy coursework OR earned a CIPP certification certification OR have previous experience within the privacy space
- Strong interest in learning about in-house legal practice, specifically in privacy law
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail-oriented, and organized
- Comfortable reaching out and initiating communication with various team members
- Strong interpersonal skills and interest in building relationships and collaborating with teams within and outside of Legal
- Adaptable and able to adjust plans and manage changes effectively
- Able to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to review and distill information from multiple sources into concise and pertinent legal memoranda
- Work authorization for employment in the United States is required (CPT/OPT is accepted) - visa sponsorship is unavailable
What the job involves
- Airbnb is seeking Legal Interns to join the Privacy Legal team for our 2025 Summer Intern Program from May 19, 2025 - August 8, 2025
- The Airbnb Privacy Legal team supports the entire Airbnb business, including product development and privacy compliance requirements
- Airbnb is a global company and the Privacy Legal team works to protect the personal data of our hosts and guests worldwide
- We support the Product, Cybersecurity, Policy, Litigation, Research, and Corporate Legal teams, among others
- We provide guidance on privacy laws globally, including U.S. state and federal privacy laws, the EU’s GDPR, and Brazil’s LGPD, and we collaborate with the Airbnb policy team on proposed privacy legislation
- As an intern, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll contribute to challenging projects
- Your manager, team, and our incredible employee community will strive to be superhosts to you during the term
- We provide the support, mentorship, fun, and real world experience needed to accelerate your learning and make a real impact on our product, as Airbnb revolutionizes connection, belonging, and travel
- Working with an in-house specialized privacy legal team is a rare and valuable opportunity to gain practical experience
- Our privacy internship program stands apart in that it offers a sustained period of substantive project work
- Past interns have provided a great amount of help to the Privacy Legal team, including researching new privacy laws and regulations and reviewing draft privacy agreements
- For example, our privacy interns have supported implementing new privacy law requirements and have interacted with global Legal counterparts, engineers, and the Privacy operations team while working on cutting-edge legal issues
- Past interns have gone on to secure full- or part-time employment with a number of dynamic technology companies and leading law firms
Application process
- As part of your application package, you’ll be asked to submit the following: (1) a resume and (2) a cover letter that addresses the following:
- How one or more Airbnb Core Values resonates with you,
- Why you are interested in privacy law,
- What positive significant impact this internship will provide for you, and
- How your background meets the expertise requirements above
- Deadline to apply: Friday, January 10th at 5:00 pm EST
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company values
- Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
- Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
- Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
- Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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